Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
atypic .
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- adjective Not
conforming to thenormal type . - adjective
Unusual orirregular . - noun pharmacy An atypical antipsychotic.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not representative of a group, class, or type
- adjective deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those lawyers would be well advised to think out - side of the box, and to use their legal skills in atypical ways.
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Those lawyers would be well advised to think out - side of the box, and to use their legal skills in atypical ways.
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Those lawyers would be well advised to think out - side of the box, and to use their legal skills in atypical ways.
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Those lawyers would be well advised to think out - side of the box, and to use their legal skills in atypical ways.
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One thing which makes my experience atypical is that I either learned it or became aware of it in my teens.
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In that sense, it could be called atypical for the year.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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In that sense, it could be called atypical for the year.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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In that sense, it could be called atypical for the year.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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In that sense, it could be called atypical for the year.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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In that sense, it could be called atypical for the year.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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